LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS AND TO BE BROADCAST BY RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS

AFTER MIDNIGHT.)

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

GENERAL SITUATION

THE EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
MODERATED GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
BROUGHT THUNDERY SHOWERS TO THE REGION. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY CLOUDY. THE WEATHER WAS WINDY IN THE MORNING WITH
RATHER LOW VISIBILITY. SHOWERS INCREASED IN THE AFTERNOON
AND THERE WERE THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 20 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY.
THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO BRING
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS. SHOWERS EASING OFF GRADUALLY.
VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW LATER. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 18 AND 22 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : WARM WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE
OF DAYS AND THERE WILL BE COASTAL FOG IN THE MORNING AND AT
NIGHT.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: JIZHEN ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 18 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 22 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 18 - 22 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 18.02.2019